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They’ve stopped going to the landfill since June this year [2020]. The reason they stopped is that there’s been some rogue behaviours...

A newborn baby was found by waste pickers among the rubbish on the dumpsite. This apparently happens often.

Xolani, one of the waste pickers, came across a small dead baby wrapped in a red and pink towel mixed with domestic waste. This is not...

The municipality doesn’t recognise them, and “why?” is a question they ask themselves every day.

Waste pickers sell and reuse waste materials as a source of income. This income is not secure and they are not formally employed by state...